The concepts and theory
Steve talked at length about the theory and concepts behind the RAT system. Below are excerpts taken from a couple of websites giving the outline.
Rapid Assault Tactics or R.A.T. is a proactive, professional level self-defense system that can be effectively utilized by all men and women, regardless of athleticism or physique. R.A.T. was designed by the internationally renowned Progressive Fighting Systems (P.F.S.) founder Paul Vunak when commissioned by the U.S. Navy to teach the S.E.A.L. teams in Virginia. Today, R.A.T. is also taught to the F.B.I., D.E.A., and more than 50 police departments across the United States, as well as to thousands of civilians interested in learning realistic, streamlined self-defense in a short amount of time. R.A.T. is an offshoot of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do Concepts. Its core is based on the fundamentals of entry, pressure and termination of a fight. Nerve destructions, straight blast, head butts, knees and elbows are the methods emphasized in this fighting system, as are basic trapping techniques from Wing Chun Kung Fu and Filipino Kali. Sensitivity drills are then taught to complement the trapping techniques, making them more effective. R.A.T. a quintessential "crashcourse" in street fighting.
Rapid Assault Tactics
Rapid Assault Tactics was created by Sifu Paul Vunak at the request of SEAL Team Six. It is strategic system of fighting designed to neutralize attacks through destruction or interception, to provide forward pressure to off-balance the attacker, and enter and terminate the threat as quickly as possible. Because the military units it was developed for do not have years to devote to develop effective fighting technique, Rapid Assault Tactics was designed to provide the maximum amount of combative skill and ability in the shortest possible time. Rapid Assault Tactics dispenses with the trappings of traditional martial arts, such as belts, uniforms, and ritual, as well as the rules and restrictions of sport competition. Rapid Assault Tactics is focused solely on developing real-world, realistic self-preservation skills.
Rapid Assault Tactics focuses on the two goals of self-preservation and self-perfection. Practitioners learn to defend themselves against real world attacks, while using their training to develop themselves mentally and spiritually. Designed by a man considered one of the world's foremost street fighters, Rapid Assault Tactics covers the full spectrum of possible combative scenarios, including unarmed attackers, armed attackers, as well as multiple attackers. Students learn to deal with punches, kicks, throws, takedowns, grappling, and weapons.
Rapid Assault Tactics developed out of Jeet Kune Do, the martial path pioneered by the late Bruce Lee. It is a streamlined fighting system, drawing from arts such as Brazilian Jujutsu, Boxing, Dumog, Kali, Muay Thai, Pananjakman, Panantukan, Savate, Taijiquan, and Wing Chun. Beyond physical techniques, Rapid Assault Tactics also incorporates combat training exercises called Stress Innoculation, to get your body and mind used to the crash of adrenaline, fear, and other intense emotions surrounding combative situations. Keeping a cool head in a violent confrontation is the most important skill you could ever learn.
Tonight, our focus was on the high line only - destruction or interception of punches, the straight blast, eye rake to head-butt
DESTRUCTION drilling: Lifting the elbow up the centre to cover the centre, palm tight on the head being able to brace the arm against the punch. The aim is that they hit the elbow for a pain response.
INTERCEPTION drilling: Against hooking or haymaker punches - intercept and eye jab.
STRAIGHT BLAST drilling: in the air and then against the Thai pads. Developing the instinct of running through the person as you strike.
HEADBUTT drilling: on the Thai pads - tucking the chin, looking at his waist and 'exploding' down pulling the pad on to the top of your head.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: Destructing or intercepting punches, if they mimic the pain response you then straight blast, eye rake and head-butt. Make sure that after the eye rake (thumb across and above the eye brows), the forearms go deep past the neck to pull back on the neck, cupping your palm technique.
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